Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma

Rohit Gurunath Sharma, an Indian cricketer born on April 30th, 1987, is now the captain of his country’s national squad. He is largely regarded as one of the finest batters in limited-overs cricket. He is a right-handed opening batsman and, occasionally, a right off-break bowler. In domestic cricket, he represents Mumbai. He is the captain of the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, where they have won the championship a record five times.

How all started

It all started after an injury to Raj Singh in the 2007 World T20, which was brought upon as a last-minute alternative to playing a league game against the hosts. The 20-year-old went out onto Kingsmead and stroked his way to a slick half-century against the likes of Pollock, Ntini, and Morkel as if they were enjoying a net session after a lagging start to the Indian innings. He displayed remarkable maturity under duress, guiding India to a solid score that they eventually defended, eliminating South Africa from the competition on their land.

Following his burst of crucial performances in the World T20 and his strong Ranji Trophy record, Rohit was selected for the ODI team on a whim. In the CB series in Australia, he made a mark, making some key contributions that could be used against veterans like Brett Lee and Stewart Clark, as well as a more than capable Sri Lankan assault. The selectors took notice of his inspirational away performances in the World T20 at the CB series, and he was given a longer run with a limited-overs side.

It is the Indian Premier League that helped him by keeping him on the list and not dumped like countless other young and gifted cricketers who broke onto the national scene but were unable to make it big at the top level. His performance with the Deccan Chargers in the first two years of the IPL stood out, as he scored over 350 runs each time and demonstrated his worth to his organization. In 2011, he was shifted to the Mumbai Indians club and has since been shown to be one of their most reliable batters.

IPL has evolved around Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma has benefited greatly from the IPL. The IPL provided him a ticket to stay relevant while he was a young, promising batsman who battled with the Deccan Chargers, and he clutched it with both hands during his stint with the Deccan Charges from 2008 to 2010. He has amassed over 350 runs in each of the last three seasons. The IPL then switched him back to his hometown of Mumbai, and Rohit was overjoyed. From 2011 to 2013, his numbers with the Mumbai Indians improved steadily, and his finest IPL season in 2013, when he ended with 538 runs, coincided with the Mumbai Indians’ first title triumph.

Rohit is among the all-time top run-scorers in the IPL. He is the only player who is quite nearest to Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli. He is the most prosperous IPL captain, along with MS Dhoni, with three crowns. And he has 34 IPL 50s, just two behind the topmost number held by David Warner and Gautam Gambhir.